HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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曲折

/ qūzhé /
Strokes

Definition

winding/(fig.) complicated

Example

As an Adjective

tortuous; winding; zigzag; twisting

1
Shān
山路
huízhé
迂回曲折
  

The mountain road is full of twists and turns.

2
Qián
前途
shì
guāngmíng
光明
de
  
,
dào
道路
shì
zhé
曲折
de
  

The road is tortuous, but the prospects are bright. / While the prospects are bright, the road has twists and turns.

3
chē
汽车
zài
rénqún
人群
zhōng
zhé
曲折
chuānxíng
穿行
  

The car twisted/threaded its way through the crowd.

4
Liǎng
guó
guānxi
关系
jīng
经历
le
tiáo
zhé
曲折
de
dào
道路
  

The relations between the two countries have traversed a tortuous path/course.

5
zhé
曲折
de
chéng
历程

course of twists and turns

6
Dào
道路
zhé
曲折

tortuous/winding/zigzag road/path

As an Adjective

complicated

7
zhé
曲折
离奇

complicated and eccentric

8
zhé
曲折
biànhuà
变化

with many twists and turns

9
Qíngjié
情节
zhé
曲折
de
xiǎoshuō
小说

novel with a complicated plot

As a Noun

complications

10
zhīdào
知道
zhè
shìr  
事儿
miàn
里面
háiyǒu
还有
shǎo
不少
zhé
曲折
ne
  

You don't know the many complications in this matter.